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Robot vacuum blamed for triggering devastating Kailua house fire
KAILUA, Hawaii (Island News) -- A robot vacuum cleaner is to blame for starting a fire that devastated a home in Kailua on Monday, fire investigators say. The fire burned a two-story home at 16 N. Kalaheo Avenue. According to Honolulu Fire (HFD) investigators, a robot vacuum cleaner knocked a heat gun onto the floor of the home. The fall caused the heat gun to turn on, which in turn started the fire.
Beach park closure in Hawaii sparks concerns over homeless displacement
NANAKULI, Hawaii (CN) — Homeless people living at Ulehawa Beach Park in Nanakuli were given a pink slip Wednesday morning, notifying them that their personal property had to be removed from the beach before 10 p.m. The city was preparing to shut down a West Oahu beach park for...
Queen’s Health System signs letter of intent to acquire West Oahu psychiatric hospital
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Queen’s Health System says it has signed a letter of intent to acquire the Kahi Mohala psychiatric hospital in Ewa Beach from California-based health system Sutter Health Pacific for an undisclosed sum. This comes after Queen’s recently finalized the purchase of Wahiawa General Hospital.
Woman, 31, seriously injured in single-vehicle crash on H-3 Freeway
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A 31-year-old woman was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash on the H-3 Freeway Wednesday afternoon, Honolulu Emergency Medical Services said. It happened around 6:45 p.m. on the H-3 eastbound before the Likelike off-ramp. EMS said paramedics treated and transported the woman to a nearby hospital in...
Skyline fleet is now complete with delivery of 20th train
All 20 trains for the Honolulu rail, officially called Skyline, are now on Oʻahu. The final train arrived at Honolulu Harbor on Wednesday. By Thursday night, two of the train's four cars will be at the Rail Operations Center. The last two will be hauled there on Friday. Of...
$36M project will bolster accessibility into Oahu’s second-busiest commercial harbor
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - State officials, along with James Campbell Company representatives, gathered in Kalaeloa on Wednesday for the blessing of a new $36 million transportation project. Located west of Kalaeloa Boulevard in the Kapolei Harborside project area, the latest phase of the Kalaeloa Barbers Point Harbor Access Road is set...
A match made in hula heaven: 2 renowned kumu hula tie the knot
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - It’s a match made in hula heaven. Kumu hula Kauʻi Dalire and Manu Boyd tied the knot in Windward Oahu on Wednesday morning. The ceremony at Kākoʻo ʻŌiwi in Heʻeia was attended by family and loved ones. The vows were...
YMCA's Camp Erdman is one of many North Shore tenants facing a water shut-off
In early April, the state Department of Transportation informed tenants on and near the Army's Dillingham Airfield that they would likely no longer have access to water after July 5. The DOT has operated the Dillingham Public Water System for years, but Federal Aviation Administration funding regulation says the department...
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